AT 560
Air Pollution Measurement

(2 Credits)      Fall 2008

Instructor: Jeff Collett (491-8697), ACB 123 [E-mail]
TA: Katie Beem (491-8412), ACB 111 [E-mail]
Office Hours: By Arrangement


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Objectives:
1. Gain experience in several techniques commonly used in experimental air quality research.

2. Become familiar with the process of designing, proposing, conducting, and reporting on independent research projects.

3. Learn to work with colleagues in conducting experiments and interpreting experimental data.

Text:
Readings will be provided by the instructor from various sources. These are intended to provide background for the experiments we will conduct. Additional handouts will be provided detailing procedures for each experiment.

Course Structure and Grading Criteria:
The course is offered for two credits. The class is conducted in a lecture/discussion and lab format and will meet Mondays and Wednesdays.

Each student is expected to provide a brief written summary and analysis of each experiment and to turn in a copy of records kept during the conduct of each experiment. Each student will be responsible for leading an oral discussion of one experiment following its completion.

sample lab report

 Each student is responsible for proposing and completing an independent, individual or group research project. Each student will orally present project findings to the class. Students will also serve as reviewers of proposals submitted by their peers.

Grades will be weighted as follows:
Lab write-ups: 50% Project proposal: 10%
Oral Discussion: 10% Project and report: 30%


AT 560 - Air Pollution Measurement
Fall 2008
Tentative Schedule
 [syllabus as pdf]
Week
Date(s)
Lecture
Experiment
Materials
1
 August 25, 27
Introduction, Statistics
Statistics (cont'd),
Lab Safety
2
 September 1, 3
Holiday
Lab #1: pH Masurement
3
 September 8,10
Atmospheric Aerosols/Sampling
Lab #2: Aerosol and
trace gas sampling;
Lab 1 discussion
4
 September 15, 17
Intro to IC
Lab #3: IC calibration
5
 September 22, 24
Aerosol size distributions and impactor theory
Lab #4: Cascade Impactor Aerosol Sampling
6
 Sept 29, Oct 1
Project Intro
Lab 3 Discussion,
Lab 2/4 Sample extraction and analysis
7
 October 6, 8
Aerosol Mass Spectrometry
Lab #5: Aerosol Mass Spectrometer
8
 October 13, 15
Wet Deposition
Project proposals due;
Lab #6: Precipitation Sampling
9
 October 20, 22
Lab 2/4 discussion
Project/Proposal review

10
 October 27, 29
Particle size distribution measurement
Lab #7: Particle size distributions
11
 November 3, 5
Project intro presentations
Project


12
 November 10, 12
Carbonaceous aerosols
Lab #8: Carbonaceous aerosol analysis
13
 November 17, 19
N transport and deposition
Field Trip
November 24, 26

Thanksgiving Break
14
 December 1, 3
Lab 8 Discussion
Project updates
Project


15
 December 8, 10
Lab 6 Discussion
Project Presentations



Useful references:
Hering, S. V (Editor).
Air Sampling Instruments, 7th Edition.
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1989.

Lodge, J. P. Jr. (Editor).
Methods of Air Sampling and Analysis.
Lewis Publishers, Inc, Chelsea, Michigan, 1989.

Skoog, D. A.; D. M. West, and F. J. Holler.
Fundamentals of Analytical Chemistry. Seventh ed.,
Saunders College Publishing; 1996.

Baron, P. A. and K. Willeke (Editors).
Aerosol Measurement. @nd Edition.
Wiley Interscience, New York, 2001.